early phase
collocation in Englishmeaningsofearlyandphase
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early
adjective
adverb
uk/ˈɜː.li/us/ˈɝː.li/
near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or ...
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phase
noun[C]
uk/feɪz/us/feɪz/
any stage in a series of events or in a process ...
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(Definition ofearlyandphasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Earlyphasestudies have shown limited clinical effect.
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This continuum probably arose from recombination processes in theearlyphaseof the laser-induced plasma.
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Despite its seeming familiarity, it is striking how little is known about thisearlyphase.
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His influence during theearlyphaseof the government offices project was significant.
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The deformation during phase 1 toearlyphase3 was clearly compression-dominated.
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However, even in theearlyphase, a significant association with attributive uses is evident.
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The charge distribution showed strong stripping ability in theearlyphaseof the plasma.
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Minocycline might show efficacy when given during theearlyphaseof disease development.
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The first frame, theearlyphase, 1968-80, is characterized by innovation and growth.
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The cell was simply more active in theearlyphaseof the task.
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Thus, the seropositive voles were in theearlyphaseof seroconversion.
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Nevertheless, we believe that theearlyphaseof attrition occurs in the skin.
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The demonstration of anearlyphaseattrition was, as expected, more variable.
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These combinations emerge at anearlyphase, but not at the expense of tense.
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The burial was also found underneath an intact early stucco floor from theearlyphaseof occupation.
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One would not expect, therefore, theearlyphaseof parasite attrition to occur beyond the skin stage.
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In most of the patients in theearlyphase, night pain is a major problem and is particularly debilitating.
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The pressure during theearlyphasecannot be estimated, since pressure sensitive phases, plagioclase or aluminosilicates, are missing.
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In the acuteearlyphasethere is vasodilation with the classical, full, bounding pulsation and arterial bruit.
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Such timing events are used to assemble cogent hypotheses about ribosome origins and thereby obtain insights into this veryearlyphasein biological evolution.
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Each group of mice was assayed forearlyphaseattrition by skin or skin and lung recovery; and for late phase attrition by liver perfusion.
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Neuropathic pain is induced within 3 days (earlyphase), fully established at 10 days (mid phase) and maintained at 21 days (late phase).
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Art and writing are seen as the culminations of a continuous evolutionary process, of which anearlyphasewas the emergence of language.
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These classes not only facilitated land development in theearlyphasebut, in many cases, conducted large-scale direct land management using dependent labour.
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